F Gas Review Consultation

The European Commission is carrying out a consultation on strengthening the F Gas Regulations to further reduce emissions of fluorinated gases. The consultation runs until 19 December 2011 and is addressed to all interested stakeholders. A Commission review issued in September concluded that the Regulation is having a significant impact but that, without further measures, F-gas emissions are expected to remain at today's levels in the long term. TThe potential policy options being consulted on include new voluntary agreements, bans for new products and equipment and the phasing-down the placing of HFCs on the EU market.

Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, said: "The EU Regulation on fluorinated gases has successfully broken a growing trend in emissions and driven technological innovation. However, making the transition to a competitive low-carbon EU economy by 2050 requires ambitious action to cut emissions from all sectors. It is clear there is considerable scope for cost-effective reductions in F-gas emissions and following the public consultation I intend to propose new legislative measures next year."

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